familiar environment, different feeling

yes. SINGAPORE general hospital. its a hospital that i often see. its the hospital that i’ve been sending patients to, through the Accident and Emergency. its also where i often visited a few of my relatives who were sick… and not forgetting, my late grandmother who passed away in the hospital itself.

but somehow, a visit to SGH yesterday, a familiar environment, yet a total new feeling altogether. one of my best friends’ father, md adli was admitted to SGH. when the news came to me that his father had contacted cancer, i was shocked. i was shocked because his father always looks the pink of health.

and he has contacted lung cancer even though he is a non smoker.

yesterday visit was also something that i looked forward too. i haven’t seen his dad for a very long time. even during our Hari Raya Aidilfitiri last year, his dad was not at home. it was nice to catch up with his dad and his mom.

adli’s dad seemed to handle the news quite calmly. he told me that the cancer cells have spread to his spinal cord, and affecting his central nervous system. there is a 2 cm cancerous cell infection in one of his lungs and he has problems walking. looking at his calm composure, i am sure he is worried, but he has to look strong for his family.

as for adli, he is worried, but somehow he managed to handle the pieces and able to relate the news well. my friends and i were there yesterday to give him morale support and also comforting words. though i have to add, its never easy to receive such devastating news. especially when it comes to one’s family member.

my prayers and well wishers for his dad, Abdul Wahid.